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I am in my second year of an accelerated 3 year BSN program. I have a 3.6 average, yet here is the problem: I feel like I am learning nothing. What I mean is, I can pass the tests as they come up, but there is so much material and so little time, that I feel like I am dumping information. As soon as the test is over.....I feel like the information is lost. Also, I feel like our teachers aren't really teaching. They brush over the material and expect you to read it at home and fully understand and be ready to test. They constantly say "We can't teach you everything....you have to be self sufficient". IS this normal? Does anyone else feel like this? =(

Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond to me! I'm feeling a little better now!

Hello everyone, I was hoping for some advice. I am currently in my first semester of an accelerated BSN program. It is hard work, but I am doing well so far. However, I am finding that I have been bombarding myself with doubt. For instance, I will be taking med surge in the fall, and all I hear is the talk that so many people fail that class....so I begin to stress over it so much that I wonder if I will be able to do it myself (and it is still 3 months away!). Then I read today about a nurse who made a dosage error and it killed a baby....the nurse killed herself afterward and she had almost 30 years exprience. So now I am concerned that I could make such an error. I spend so much time wondering if I will ever learn what I need to learn, and be able to think quickly enough and critically enough in an emergency. IS this normal at this stage of the game? Was this something you worried about when you were in school? When did it get better, if it did? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi All, I am new to this forum. A little history: I was in the medical field about 15 years ago. Worked as a medical assistant, and a PCA in a hospital in NY. I also have my phlebotomy certification and EMT cert. I took a job in another field because they offered tuition riembursment ...hoping to go back for nursing. However, the hours I worked in addition to forced OT did not afford me that opportunity. My employer is offering a buy ouy, and this will definately give me the chance to return to school to persue this. I have been haunting these threads for months now, and I do admit ...what I am reading is discouraging. I see long waits for jobs....and it's not pretty. I guess what I am thinking is this.....the job situation is horrible EVERYWHERE right now, correct? Im pretty sure almost everyone has long waits in finding a job. Is nursing in line with other careers or do you think it's worse? I can't imagine someone with a nursing degree NEVER finding a job lol! But what do you think? Should I even consider doing this or ditch it for something else? (which I really dont want to do) How long did it take you to find a job once you graduated? How hard was the job search? How do you like your job now? Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated. Thanks!